Fray

As a huge Buffy fan, I’ve been meaning to read Fray: Future Slayer for some time now. And now that I have, I’m not entirely sure why I put it off so long.Now, Fray isn’t Buffy. There will never be another slayer as awesome as Buffy, but Fray is still a great character. She kind of reminded me of a mix of Buffy and Faith – it was a good mixture of both characters, really.This story is set in the future, one that doesn’t include Buffy. It’s a futuristic slayer story, complete with flying cars. The artwork is well done, and setting is wonderfully constructed. I enjoyed every minute of this comic. The normal Whedon dialogue is in there, Fray does have a few Buffy moments that made me smile, and there’s a big twist at the end that was rather spiffy.I should mention that, with this being set way in the future, there are a few “out there” phrases. It doesn’t take long to catch on to what the characters are trying to say, so if you’re put off by the vocabulary in the beginning, just keep going. Don’t let that turn you off of the story.If you enjoyed Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I would highly suggest checking out Fray: Future Slayer. It is full of action, sass, and it features a strong female character that Buffy fans will surely love.

I have never in my life owned a graphic novel before, until now. I have been a fan of the Whedonverse for years (though, I admit, I have not seen every episode of Buffy YET (I'd only seen s4-7 in syndication, up until a few weeks ago), watched "Angel" in syndication, have seen every episode of "Dollhouse", but I have not watched Firefly, minus a few scenes) and "Fray" was recommended to me by a fellow fan of the Whedonverse. I started reading "Fray" only hours after opening the package (I watched a few episodes of s3 of Buffy) and was immediately blown away. the introductions were comical, honest, and I knew that I would love "Fray" if only because of the introductions. Once I moved on to the actual graphic novel, I went into sensory overload, I wanted to read the story, but I wanted to examine every part of the images before me. The story was rich, dark, and comedic at times. I kept wanting to read more and so I did. It was not long before I had finished "Fray" and found myself wanting more (cut to me getting on Amazon and looking up "Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8" to order) of the Whedonverse. The art is amazing, the characters' poses look natural, the details are incredible, and the story itself is deep and complex.I recommend this completely. I love it and cannot wait to get deeper into my new obsession.

I heard about this comic *years ago* after Buffy stopped airing. I remember being all excited, but life rolled on, and I never did get a chance to take a look at this (now-not-so) new slayer.Several years later, Fray appeared here on Amazon in this new-fangled Kindle format, discounted (I think?) so what the heck, I grabbed it: my daughter was getting into the original show; she was a toddler when it started, and just graduated high school, so Buffy TVS *really* spoke to her. It was great livin' in the Buffy-verse again. :-DOnto the actual book: the inking and colors were fine, no complaints about that. As for the story, even without the spoilers in the descriptions it wasn't hard to guess who the bad guy was. I did like Fray's mentor, altho got irritated about the plot tease regarding his bosses. And, it might be my distance from the original series experience (rewatched or not) but...the Slayer Heritage thing, while always fascinating, never seemed hugely important in Buffy TVS. She'd go in, whap some monsters, and pretty much, that was that. And, that was pretty much that in the Fray comic, too.In sum, while I'm not crazy nutty over the moon about Fray and her dystopian world, it was still neat to finally get a chance to catch up a little in the Buffy-verse (& read up a bit on Wikipedia). So, I enjoyed it. Decent art, color and writing. Not the most compelling character I've ever seen. Guilt is overdone as a motivator.

Although I am not generally a comics reader, I bought Fray because I was interested in more of Joss Whedon's work. Luckily I was able to come to this story after it had been compiled into this graphic novel. Although I can't assess it in reference to other comics series or characters, I did find it a good work on its own, although its relation to the Slayerverse certainly made parts of the story more fun to follow.What I found most interesting about this story was what it revealed about Whedon's preoccupations. Certainly viewers of his various television series will recognize certain character dynamics, storylines, and style of storytelling. In a television series it is often difficult to determine what any given person's contribution was or what sorts of stories receive approval for airing. Here, Whedon is able to write as he likes and the results are interesting to consider in light of his other work.Overall the story pleases and leaves one wanting more. Which is what any writer should want.

Excellent story full of Joss Whedon's wit and the artwork is second to none. As a Whedon fanboy from the days of Buffy (even though Buffy is my least favourite thing he has ever made) I was curious how Joss would be able to do with his own comic book. He nailed it. A an excellent new story for a futuristic slayer and the story is never dry. Melaka is everything Buffy wishes she could have been.

I've got really into the Buffyverse graphic novels recently, and arrived at Fray via Angel: After The Fall: After the Fall: After the Fall v. 1 (Angel (IDW Publishing)) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Long Way Home. But you don't need to know anything about Buffy The Vampire Slayer to enjoy this collected edition of all eight editions of Fray: Future Slayer. The story is essentially told in such a way that those who have never heard of Sunnydale don't actually need to.Melaka Fray is a typical Joss Whedon female character, and I mean "typical" in the best possible sense. She has a realistic figure, does not stand in unrealistic poses or show glimpses of cleavage or thong every other page and, well, the point I'm trying to make is she isn't the identikit softcore stereotype that comic book artists often play out to the cheap seats. That aside, she has a very individual look, a truckload of attitude and a troubled past. Throw in a story arc about realising your potential, some gentle self-deprecating humour and put your character through the emotional ringer a couple of times, and yes she's a Joss character alright. Eight issues - one collection - and I've learned to love her.The story, without giving any spoilers, is that sometime far in the future Vampires are called Lurks and have lost a certain degree of their power. However they've got a mysterious new leader and a plan to get their groove back. Manhattan has become divided between the haves who live high up in the skyscrapers, and the have-nots, who live on the ground. Melaka Fray is a thief who makes Gwen from Angel look like an amateur, but unknown to her she is the first new Slayer to emerge for many generations (probably because of what Buffy did with the potentials). A huge horned demon is sent to fulfil the role of her Watcher, though the Watchers' Council has nothing to do with it. It seems an unlikely pairing, but the demon wants to prevent something from happening that will be bad for both sides. You come to like him. I'll say no more, but Joss is a very clever writer.I enjoyed this book a lot, and would love to see more of Fray. This story has a great arc and some very well executed twists. As a film it would be amazing. The spirit of BTVS is in there but Fray is very much her own character. Having currently read up to Volume 2 of Buffy Season 8 I have yet to reach her guest appearance in Volume 4, but I'm looking forward to it. I really hope there is more one day.

Etant abonné à la saison 8 de "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" chez "Dark Horse Comics", j'ai eu la joie d'apprendre que Buffy allez rencontrer Fray pendant quelques numéros.J'ai fortement aimé le travail de J. Whedon sur "The Astonishing X-Men" chez "Marvel" (on se croit "lire" un film ! Je recommande ces 4 ouvrages !) que je me suis dit : "pourquoi ne pas acheter ce graphic novel et découvrir ce nouveau personnage ?"Bien m'en a pris !Whedon a fait un travail remarquable ! Pour son premier test en tant que scénariste de BD, il est formidable ! Les textes complètent les images sans les alourdir, la trame scénaristique comporte plusieurs "climax" comme dans un tv-show.Les dessins de Moline, encrés par Owens et colorisés par Stewart et Madsen, font que l'on "lit" une série TV de science fiction fantasy !Joss Whedon a créé une nouvelle héroïne, en prise avec ses doutes et ses certitudes. On la voit murir tout au long de la BD : de la simple voleuse à... (désolé ! pas de spoil !).Il fait fi de la jeune étudiante qu'était Buffy à ses débuts qui se savait être "l'élue" et dont on connait ses exploits TV et en comics (disponibles en version dite "Omnibus" chez Dark Horse, en vente sur Amazon - jetez-vous dessus !).Une nouvelle licence est née. Vivement la suite !

Fun to read

like bladerunner, buffy and every other awesome thing that at this moment I cant think of throw into a magical blender and out comes this, the most loveliest of comic book smoothies, arts really nice, story is cool, some really interesting twists and characters, must read for buffy fans.